1. The law can, and should, be used more effectively to eradicate global poverty.
Pro Bono Brokerage
Training
Policy
04 Dec 2015

2. Pro Bono Brokerage Matching development organisations with law firms
A network of more than 53,000 legal experts in more than 100 countries
Over 650 NGOs and social enterprises

3. Training For Lawyers, Law Students & Development Organisations
Law and Development Programme, Knowledge Groups, Business & Human Rights Training
Targeted Training - Microfinance, Equity Financing, Defamation Training

4. Policy Business and Human Rights (UNGPs)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

5. Law and Development Training
International Development 7 & 8 Nov
Financing Development 5 Dec
Business and Human Rights 6 & 7 Feb
Socio-Economic Rights 27 Feb
Sustainable Development 19 & 20 March

6. The only course of its kind in the UK, A4ID’s annual Law and International Development training programme explores the crucial role that law plays in underpinning the international development agenda and in promoting responsible business practice

7. Seminars and workshops are delivered by leading academics, development professionals and practising lawyers to help participants understand how the law can secure, or be a barrier to, sustainable development. 
Participants who successfully complete the course receive a certificate from A4ID for their development record

8. Suitable for:
 Practising lawyers, and those with a strong interest in the role the law plays in the development agenda

9. Introduction to Development
Module One:
Introduction to Development
Introduction to Development by World Bank
specialist
Governance and the Rule of Law Governance and Corruption

10. Module Two: Financing Development
Developing Country Debt
Regulating Foreign Direct Investment
Effective Development
Political Corruption
Project Financing
Impact of Tax

11. Module Three: Business & Human Rights
Business and Human Rights: The Lawyer’s Perspective
Business and Human Rights: UN Guidelines and Multinationals (UN Ruggie Principles)
Advising Responsibly

12. Module Four: Socio-Economic Rights
Gender
Economic Rights
International Human Rights, Poverty and Practice
Right to Health
Right to Water

13. Module Five: Sustainable Development
Food Security
Land Security – ‘Land Grabbing’
Climate Change and International Law
Climate Change and Forced Migration
Sustainable Development Goals

14. Previous Feedback
“An eye-opening and intellectually stimulating programme, providing young lawyers with an appreciation of the important role that we can play in tackling international development issues, to assist both our commercial practices and the global community at large”

15. Internships January – July 2016 2-3 days / week Volunteer Positions
Policy Internship
Pro Bono Projects Internship
Operations Internship